GSA Guide - The Mansions (1889) Claimed

Bounded by George and Margaret Streets (40 George Street)

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The Mansions Story

An important heritage building, as there were only a few Victorian style terrace houses built in Brisbane. In 1891 Dr Lilian Violet Cooper, the first female doctor in Brisbane, worked from these premises.

History

The Mansions are a set of six three-storey Victorian terrace houses built for residential use in 1889. Very few terrace houses were ever built in Brisbane and this is one still remaining intact today.

The classic Italian design was created by George H.M. Addison using plain red bricks and white limestone. The building was designed to suit the local climate with colonnades on both the upper and lower floors providing deep shade without impeding ventilation. The building is enclosed by a brick fence, caped with limestone pillars and some wrought-iron balustrade.

The project was a joint investment by three Queensland politicians: Boyd Dunlop Morehead (Premier), William Pattison (Treasurer) and John Stevenson (Member for Clermont).

Dr Lilian Violet Cooper, who was Queensland's first female doctor and